Some sad news

Hey everyone, Gary here

I wish I was writing under different circumstances. Early this morning, Jeremy Greer passed away.

I think most of you know that he's been battling cancer for a while now, and a few weeks ago, it started worsening quickly. Though he wasn't responsive, today I had plans to call and say my farewells and I missed it by just a few hours.

I'm still in shock. Me and Jeremy were really close. We texted most days. If Kaye is family (she is), Jeremy is the closest friend I've met through this job. It's crazy to think that something as silly as Dark Souls and a website as stupid as the something awful forums lead to a real friendship. Small things can lead to big things, so two guys, on other sides of the country, could turn a love of comic books into trauma bonding over experiences at their mothers funerals. I'm lucky that happened.

A thing about Jeremy is that in addition to just really liking him, I admired him a lot. He was always my model for "has it figured out." Emotionally intelligent, good priorities, good advice. He was an excellent friend. He was available, could put things into perspective well. No one was better for venting than Jeremy. If you haven't listened to his Dark Souls podcast, Don't Give Up Skeleton, the thing that impressed me the most about it was Jeremy could talk to anyone.

I visited him and Autumn in Louisiana a while back, and saw this in person. An easy charm with waitstaff and strangers. Kind, no pressure hospitality. I felt welcome there.

Jeremy loved this medium. He knew this was coming, even while trying to hold onto hope. One of our last conversations was about trying to decide what to cover for the final stretch of Days of Future Cast, so we could go out on something big and good. I told him I'd think about it and that was basically the last we spoke.

This post is mostly to let you all know, since I know he meant something to you as well, and as a practicality. Regular network releases might be interrupted. I haven't been able to do anything today, and to be honest, this week's recordings and work have been difficult in the prelude as well. We would appreciate your patience and understanding.

Finally, if there ends up being any sort of fundraiser or stream or anything, we'll let you know. Please respect his family's privacy at this time. And get a colon cancer screening, even before they think you should.

I'll miss him forever and I'm very, very fortunate that coincidences piled up in such a way that brought us together. I'm further lucky that I have hours of our friendship, his voice, recorded and available for when I'm ready.

Gary